英国十所最难申请进入的大学
1.剑桥大学
全球排名:1
剑桥大学是英国最难入学的大学,需要以601的高分才能入学。剑桥要求A*A*A本科科学课程的水平,还有A*AA艺术、心理和行为科学水平。这种要求对出了90位诺贝尔奖获得者,比其他任何大学都多的大学来说并不奇怪。申请人还需要参加面试和评估。
2.牛津大学
全球排名:2
牛津大学,是英语国家最古老的大学,依然有异常高的入学标准,它的大学入学分数要求是571分。申请人必须获得A*A*A*-AAA之间的水平。大多数学生必须坐下来参加笔试或提交书面文件,加上接受由学院导师面试的过程。
3.伦敦帝国理工学院
全球排名:4
伦敦帝国理工学院是伦敦大学中标准最高的学校,大学入学分数要求是566分。它专攻实际应用科学。其研究部门专门从事全球卫生、气候变化、可持续能源技术,并在英国是收入最高的研究之一。它的入学要求是A*A*A*-AAB水平。
4.伦敦经济学院
全球排名:3
伦敦经济学院专攻人类学、犯罪学、国际关系和社会学。入学要求是A*AA-AAB的水平,大学入学平均分数要求是532分。据财富-X和瑞银亿万富翁2014年调查,它是最受亿万富翁喜欢的英国大学。
5.英国杜伦大学
全球排名:5
杜伦大学实行学院基础系统,学生申请在学术部门学习并加入大学社区。其大学入学平均分数要求是521分。坎特伯雷大主教贾斯汀·韦尔比,加比·洛根和舒马赫是该大学著名的学生。
6.圣安德鲁斯大学
全球排名:5
排名最高的苏格兰大学,圣安德鲁斯,大学入学分数要求是516分。它是苏格兰最古老的大学,它声称考虑申请人时会着重注意他想入学的原因——威廉王子和凯特?米德尔顿就是在圣安德鲁斯大学学习时认识的。
7.伦敦大学学院
全球排名:10
伦敦大学学院本科生入学要求范围是A*AA-AAB水平。它是英国第一个承认学生种族、阶级和宗教的大学,并引以为荣。其大学入学分数要求是500分。
8.布里斯托大学
全球排名:15
布里斯托大学是西部入学最具竞争力的大学,大学入学分数要求是平均486分。它创立了英国第一个戏剧部,还继续培养出去高水准的演员和喜剧演员——马特卢卡斯,大卫威廉姆斯,西蒙·佩吉和夏洛特·里奇都曾在这所学校学习,获得经验。
9.爱丁堡大学
全球排名:20
苏格兰首都的大学没有排在全球大学排行榜前十,但它依旧保持了平均482分的高入学标准要求。著名校友帮助它保持了追求学术研究的地方——毕业生签署了美国独立宣言,创立了常春藤联盟大学,还给中国带来了现代医学。
10.华威大学
全球排名:7
这个考文垂校区大学挤进入了前十名,它的大学入学分数要求是平均480分。尤其高度注重数学部门——一个教授最近还获得世界上最著名的数学奖,费尔兹奖章。
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The Complete University Guide has revealed the universities with the highest standards of entry. The data was collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, and is based on the average UCAS tariff score of new undergraduate students from 2013-2014 of 126 universities. So which universities boast fierce competition for entry?
1. University of Cambridge
Overall rank: 1
The toughest university to get into with a score of 601, Cambridge requires A*A*A at A level for undergraduate science courses and A*AA for arts and psychological and behavioural science. This is not surprising for a university that has produced 90 Nobel Prize winners, more than any other institution. Applicants should also expect to undergo interviews and assessments.
2. University of Oxford
Overall rank: 2
Missing out on the top spot to its esteemed rival Cambridge, the oldest university in the English-speaking world still has exceptionally high standards of entry with an average UCAS entry score of 571. Applicants must get between A*A*A*-AAA at A level. Most students must sit a written test or submit written work, plus undergo a gruelling interview procedure by college tutors.
3. Imperial College London
Overall rank: 4
Imperial has the highest standards of all the London universities, with a UCAS requirement of 566. It specialises in practical application of science. Its research departments specialise in global health, climate change and sustainable sources of energy technology, and has one of the largest research incomes in the UK. Entry requirements range from A*A*A*- AAB at A level.
4. London School of Economics (LSE)
Overall rank: 3
LSE specialises in anthropology, criminology, international relations and sociology. Entry requirements range from A*AA-AAB at A level, with an average UCAS score of 532. It also tops the list of most popular university in the UK for billionaires, according to Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire census 2014.
5. Durham University
Overall rank: 5
Durham operates a collegiate based system, whereby students apply to study in an academic department and join a college community. Its average UCAS score is 521. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Gabby Logan and Jonny Wilkinson are among its notable alumni.
6. University of St. Andrews
Overall rank: 5
The highest ranking Scottish university, St. Andrews, has an entry requirement of 516. The oldest university in Scotland, it claims to treat references which give evidence of clear potential as a very important factor when considering applicants – something which worked a charm for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who met while studying at St. Andrews.
7. University College London
Overall rank: 10
Undergraduate entry requirements to UCL range from A*AA-AAB at A level. It prides itself on being the first university in England to admit students of any race, class or religion. Its UCAS entry requirement is 500.
8. University of Bristol
Overall rank: 15
University of Bristol is the most competitive West Country university for entry, with an average UCAS score required of 486. It founded Britain’s first drama department, which continues to produce a high calibre of actors and comedians – Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Simon Pegg and Charlotte Ritchie all cut their teeth at Bristol.
9. University of Edinburgh
Overall rank: 20
The Scottish capital’s university does not make the top ten in the overall league table, but maintains a high level of entry standards with an average entry requirement of 482. Its prestigious alumni helps it to remain a sought after place of study – graduates signed the United States’ Declaration of Independence, founded Ivy League universities and brought modern medicine to China.
10. University of Warwick
Overall rank: 7
This Coventry campus university squeezes into the top 10 with an average UCAS score requirement of 480. The maths department is particularly highly regarded – one professor has recently been awarded the world’s most prestigious maths award, the Fields Medal.